Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 68,266 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland is 68,266, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland peaked at 68,266 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39,873, in 1979.
Switzerland ranks 78th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 39,873 | — |
| 1980 | 41,303 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 64,975 | +57.3% |
| 2013 | 66,533 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 64,403 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 62,387 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 61,941 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 62,546 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 62,696 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 62,556 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 63,678 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 64,940 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 66,603 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 68,266 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,873 | 39,873 | 39,873 | 1 |
| 1980s | 41,303 | 41,303 | 41,303 | 1 |
| 2010s | 63,640 | 61,941 | 66,533 | 7 |
| 2020s | 65,209 | 62,556 | 68,266 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 337,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland was 68,266 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 68,266 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,873 in 1979.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- Switzerland ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release